As part of the process of purchasing a cooperative apartment, you often have to apply for approval from the board of that cooperative. Clients may ask me what my recourse is if I am not approved by the board. Unfortunately, boards have very broad discretion of who...

Before purchasing a commercial property, it’s very important to conduct your environmental due diligence. For most commercial properties, a Phase 1 is a sufficient investigation to determine if there’s any sort of environmental problems. Often, if a Phase 1 comes back...